Overview

• Suleiman al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pelé,” was shot dead by Israeli forces in southern Gaza on August 6 while queuing at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution site.
• His killing raises to 662 the number of athletes and their relatives killed in Gaza’s conflict since October 2023, including 421 footballers, among them 103 children.
• Gaza’s Ministry of Health reports that famine and malnutrition have claimed 197 lives, including 96 children, with four new deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.
• More than 1,300 Palestinians have died near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites since late May as these distribution points have been repeatedly struck by Israeli forces.
• The Palestine Football Association says 288 sports facilities across Gaza and the West Bank have been damaged or reduced to rubble, eroding the region’s sports infrastructure.